Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This 7,281 page reference center is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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George McDade Staples (1947– )
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Elaine, Arkansas Riot (1919)
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William Henry Hunt (1863-1951)
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Oliver Toussaint Jackson (1862–1948)

Explore Global African History

Banjul, Gambia
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Banjul, Gambia (1816- )
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Thomas Sankara (1949-1987)
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Veronica Campbell-Brown (1982– )
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Thomas Mboya (Joseph Odhiambo) (1930-1969)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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A New Era Begins: The Significance of the Barack Obama Victory, 2008
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Arthur Allen Fletcher, “The Father of Affirmative Action”
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Contraband Hospital, 1862-1863: Health Care For the First Freedpeople
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Lewis G. Clarke: Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Forgotten Hero

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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